When Dwyane Wade played last season, he played well — 20.8 points a game on a career best .588 true shooting percentage, with a PER still of 22. The issue was more how much he played, just 54 games. His knees are just not the same and need a lot of time off and rest, and even the three games a week pace of the NBA Finals seemed to wear his body down.

Next season Miami is going to have to ask more of him, so Wade is trying to make sure there is less of him — he’s dieting.

Wade, out as his youth camp, spoke to Ethan J. Skolnick of Bleacher Report about the upcoming season.

Dwyane Wade says his diet has been "1 of hardest things I've ever done." Especially the vegetables. Lighter now than at '13 training camp